diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index f03bd473e2b..2123e1d2ea8 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7998,14 +7998,14 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 	 * All done with end-of-recovery actions.
 	 *
 	 * Now allow backends to write WAL and update the control file status in
-	 * consequence.  The boolean flag allowing backends to write WAL is
+	 * consequence.  The recovery state allowing backends to write WAL is
 	 * updated while holding ControlFileLock to prevent other backends to look
 	 * at an inconsistent state of the control file in shared memory.  There
 	 * is still a small window during which backends can write WAL and the
 	 * control file is still referring to a system not in DB_IN_PRODUCTION
 	 * state while looking at the on-disk control file.
 	 *
-	 * Also, although the boolean flag to allow WAL is probably atomic in
+	 * Also, although the recovery state to allow WAL is probably atomic in
 	 * itself, we use the info_lck here to ensure that there are no race
 	 * conditions concerning visibility of other recent updates to shared
 	 * memory.